Zayyanid capture of Fez

Zayyanid Capture of Fez
Date1423
Location
Fez, (in present-day Morocco)
Result

Zayyanid victory

  • Zayyanid client briefly installed on the Marinid throne
Belligerents
Marinid Sultanate Zayyanid Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Abu Malik Abd al-Wahid
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Zayyanid ruler of Tlemcen, Abu Malik Abd al-Wahid, captured Fez from the Marinids in 1423. He succeeded in briefly installing a Marinid vassal on the throne in Fez before being defeated the following year by the Hafsid sultan of Tunis.